Island of contrasts
Walking to the north coast of Westray I’m struck by how diverse the views are.
Here are Curlews on the bay with amazing muted Orkney colours.
![Curlews - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Arctic-Everything--725x484.jpg)
There’s a suspicious domestic cat on the rocks of the shore.
![Domestic cat - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-2041-725x483.jpg)
Hundreds of Painted Lady Butterflies have flown in.
![Painted Lady Butterfly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-2044-725x483.jpg)
And there’s a Water Crowfoot, probably Brackish Water Crowfoot, Ranunculus baudotii, in the pool.
![Water Crowfoot - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-2058-725x725.jpg)
It’s just gone over its peak, as have I, metaphorically and literally.
![Water Crowfoot - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Hall-of-Einar-2059-725x483.jpg)